Fence



(No Model.)

A. & A. J. RUSSELL.

FENCE.

No. 267,596. Patented Nov. 14, 1882..

Fi i INVENTOR:

' ATTORNEYS.

UNTTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ALONZO RUSSELL AND ANDREW J. RUSSELL, OF BURR OAK, MICHIGAN.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,596, dated November 14, 1882.

Application filed July 14, 1882. (No modeht To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ALONZO RUSSELL and ANDREW J. RUssELL, both of Burr Oak, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fences, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to that class of fences that occupy a comparatively small space in width, that are set up without the necessity of digging holes, and that are firm both longitudinally and transversely.

The nature of the invention consists of posts, side stakes, longitudinal rails, and braces, all wired together, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

teference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formingapartot' this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective View ot'ourirnproved fence. Fig. 2 is a detail view, showing the connection of the tightening braces to the posts and stakes. Fig. 3 is a transverse section, showing the support of the upper rail.

The fence may be constructed of boards, of ordinary fence-rails, or of split timber, and of any height as desired.

A A are perpendicular posts, resting at their lower ends upon the ground.

B B are side stakes or braces, the ends of which may be set in the ground or not. The post A and the stakesBB are secured together at the top by wires, as shown at a,and between the upper ends of the stakes B there maybe a rider, 'E, as shown, secured by the same wire. 0 U are the ti ghtenin g-stakes, which'also serve as lengthwise braces of the fence. These stakes pass at their upper end into the loop of the being inserted in a horizontal position, and their outer .end then moved down to the position shown in Fig. 1, the wire a is tightened. The lower ends of the stakes U are then to be secured by wires, as shown at b, to the lower rails of the fence.

D D are the rails of the fence. The upper rails I) are held. 'in place by being wired to wire a, as shownmost clearly in Fig. 2, and 0 the posts A and stakes B, as shown at d. The

other rails are suspended from this top rail by loops 6 of wire,.and they may be placed a greater or less distance apart, according to requirements. The rails are also wired to the vertical posts A. The posts A serve to prevent the fence from settling, so that it shall retain its placeuponsoftground. Thelengthwisebraces O are to be placed two running in one direction, and then two in the opposite direction, so that the fence will be firmly braced lengthwise, and cannot be thrown down by wind or by cattle. The stakesB preventthe fence from being thrown over sidewise.

This fence may be readily set up and taken down, and requires a comparatively small amount of material to make a strong, durable,

and close fence. 

